1. I say, and lightning flashes shimmering, Yemeni,
A bracelet or an Indian tinsel brocade.

2. And dawn hastens on the heels of its darkness
Like a partridge, followed by a Baz hawk.

3. The sun in the red horizon seems
A cheek covered by a purple mask.

4. I yearn for Baghdad where it has made its home,
So love to me is Hejazi and Iraqi.

5. It contains sublime ideas, and time contains you through them,
Like the heart contains meanings, though it is contained.